Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Urban Living in the Chinese World, Berkeley, Aug 2011

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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Urban Living in the Chinese World, Berkeley, Aug 2011

> H-ASIA
> April 7, 2011
>
> CFP Urban Living in the Chinese World, Berkeley, Aug 2011 (NOTE SHORT
> DEADLINE APRIL 20)
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> From: Mary Trechock <marytrechock@berkeley.edu>
>
> CALL for PROPOSALS
>
> 2011 Summer Institute
> The Institute of East Asian Studies, in collaboration with the
> Academia Sinica, Taiwan, is pleased to announce the inaugural 2011
> Summer Institute, a ten-day research workshop organized in
> collaboration with the Academia Sinica. This year's theme is "Urban
> Living in the Chinese World, 1600-present."
>
> East Asia's rapid economic growth has led to unprecedented
> urbanization in recent decades. The rise of population centers raises
> new questions about urban forms of existence within the Chinese
> context. Cities have been important centers of culture and politics
> throughout Chinese history. Scholars at the Summer Institute will
> discuss issues including, but not limited to, urban planning and
> spatial forms, municipal governance and political power, urban
> economies and resource sustainability, and urban cultures and
> society. Participants will be encouraged to think comparatively about
> urban living in the Chinese world through analysis of the
> connections, similarities, and differences across time and place.
>
> Organization of the Workshop
>
> In partnership with the Academia Sinica, the organizers at the
> University of California, Berkeley seek to convene a group of
> researchers currently engaged in relevant new projects concerning the
> Chinese world as described above. The purpose of the workshop is to
> provide opportunities for presentations of individual research, to
> facilitate scholarly exchanges, and to work towards further
> development of shared themes. The workshop will also provide
> opportunities for examinations of methodological and comparative
> questions. The working language of the workshop will be English.
>
> The workshop will take place on Berkeley campus from Wednesday,
> August 3, 2011 to Friday, August 12, 2011. Participants are expected
> to arrive by the end of August 2, and may depart by the end of August 12.
>
> Local accommodations including meals will be provided for all invited
> participants to the 2011 Summer Institute. Participants are expected
> to cover their own airfare.
>
> Application guidelines:
>
> Researchers currently engaged in research projects pertaining to the
> above-described themes are welcome to apply. Preferential
> consideration may be given to new projects or recent PhDs. Applicants
> are asked to submit the following materials:
>
> A letter of application, describing the overall state of the
> applicant's current research and how the Summer Institute may
> contribute to its progress
> Curriculum Vitae
> 2 page (maximum) research proposal, single-spaced
> Name of two referees who may be asked to write on behalf of the applicant
>
> Application materials due to Mary Trechock,
> <mailto:marytrechock@berkeley.edu>marytrechock@berkeley.edu, no later
> than April 20, 2011 [revised deadline orig. April 10 -- RD]
>
>
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